Fall is kicking off with warm days and cool nights, and a fire pit on the patio is a fantastic way to enjoy an evening outdoors. While providing light and keeping you warm are key reasons for owning a fire pit, there are plenty of other uses. From cooking tasty pizza and chasing away pesky mosquitoes to making natural fertilizer, fire pits have all kinds of different uses.
Here are five great ways to use your fire pit that you may not have considered. You’ve come to the right place if you’re looking for new reasons to light up a safe, satisfying bonfire. (For more on fire pits, you can read about the best way to clean one and how to save money when purchasing one.)
1. Repel mosquitoes
Pest control probably isn’t the first topic that comes to mind when you think of…